I heard from one lecturer that Bet-al-Geuse was actually an Arabic term for "Armpit". Which is appropriate, given its position in the constellation of that fighting Irishman, O'Ryan.
Well, given the gaming reputation of the South Koreans, NK isn't really going to fool anyone down South, is it? If that was the target of their propaganda, that is -- SK would enjoy a huge laugh at NK's expense.
Work is for people without either (a) money or (b) hobbies....
I might weigh in on this one, being somewhat chronologically privileged myself. I do agree, but...
If you're at the other end of the age vs. productivity bell curve, seeing yourself as less useful in a social context makes you feel vulnerable. Not a valued monkey? Push the monkey over closer to where the lions feed.
After a career that started in the discrete transistor days, the days when I was seen as Mr. Uber Programmer are long past, and I'm willing to admit it. So I have a reasonably important help desk job for a nice Japanese car company where the corporate culture values grey hair in disproportion to the way Western companies, and to be quite honest I'm grateful for the work; especially, given that it took me a year to get this one.
Watching your savings dwindle off the plan has an amazing effect on your expectations. I'm making half what I did when I was at the perceived-productivity peak. Hard on the ego, but at least I've got money coming in.
Losing relevance with age is sad but inevitable when it comes to your kids thinking you're lame; it's treacherous and inevitable in a work context, and the emotional baggage that carries is kind of heavy.
Now if you wish to take on the DNA proves *everything* mystique,
Yes -- once you get past the "anything of science is magical" point and into the actual science it's okay to challenge things, to accept that a good result is "mostly sure" and that you don't need absolute philosophical certainty to get excited about a fact.
Not likely. Of course they did lose track of the church he was buried under the first time....
I don't think the current crop of Windsors quite as concerned about a threat from the Archbishop as the Tudors were of the Pope. They're unlikely to dissolve Leicester Cathedral. (Acid Rain might, but the Windsors won't).
Could simply have been the way he held his arm. Severe scoliosis (and the skeletal remains show it as about as severe as it gets) might have had him holding his arm cranked way in.
Also there is some speculation (from the longbows salvaged from the Mary Rose) that growing up and training under heavier and heavier longbows could have caused asymmetric development of one's arms. Those longbows were 150 lb draw! Modern sporting longbows are generally 50-70lb draw. Those 150lb longbows must have had amazing armor penetration(1), and the effort would have had some effects on a continuous user's physique. Also (2) an Englishman bent the bow rather than drew it, so the arm holding the nock would have been in a fixed position while left hand pushed the bow outward. All of the above could have given the effect of a "whithered right arm", although it could have been, in actuality, fully developed.
(1) Even a 30 pound SCA combat bow (pretty lightweight) can put a target sharp through 2mm mild steel -- I've done it myself. Medieval armor was generally pretty thin, designed to distribute the force of a sword blow. (2) Gervaise Markham, "The Art of Archyerie" c.1634
...Sony at the time (as usual) was hoping to replace the open CD format with their closed format. It wasn't just about portability. They wanted to sell pre-recorded discs and kill the CD.
I'm amazed it has taken them this long to stop making them... I hope they lost money on it...
Remember that Sony is one of the powers behind the RIAA; the limitations of the MD would have been the result of a deliberate corporate decision to hobble the format. Being able to copy content digitally, accurately, would have been utter anathema to Sony.
And if you don't get the problem with Sony, they have a long, long history of egregiously bad corporate citizenship. This is extensively documented in Groklaw. It's horrible. They love to litigate, and being a customer is no guarantee they'll treat you fairly or honestly.
ROFLMAO! Let me show up and surveil the place for a semester. We'll see how serious they take cheating.
I don't think they'd let you do that, unless you could prove you had a relevant degree from an institution they recognise, such as (oh, just pick one) Harvard.
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I heard from one lecturer that Bet-al-Geuse was actually an Arabic term for "Armpit".
Which is appropriate, given its position in the constellation of that fighting Irishman, O'Ryan.
It's quite possible that anti-drone legislation could be interpreted to deny politicians to speak at press conferences.
Or Pyrites. It is indeed worthy of sulferous language, but he did specifically say Silicon, ironically enough.
Well, given the gaming reputation of the South Koreans, NK isn't really going to fool anyone down South, is it? If that was the target of their propaganda, that is -- SK would enjoy a huge laugh at NK's expense.
Only if ideas can be patented, in which case, yeah, we might expect science to grind to a halt.
You've just managed to scare me.
Uh, actually, I think we do. Magnetism, too, despite Dick Tracy.
Indeed -- if you invent stepping discs, or the transfer booth, or even an economical and practical flying car, you *will* get recognition.
Trooool!
Just thought you should know.
(Thump)
Work is for people without either (a) money or (b) hobbies....
I might weigh in on this one, being somewhat chronologically privileged myself. I do agree, but...
If you're at the other end of the age vs. productivity bell curve, seeing yourself as less useful in a social context makes you feel vulnerable. Not a valued monkey? Push the monkey over closer to where the lions feed.
After a career that started in the discrete transistor days, the days when I was seen as Mr. Uber Programmer are long past, and I'm willing to admit it. So I have a reasonably important help desk job for a nice Japanese car company where the corporate culture values grey hair in disproportion to the way Western companies, and to be quite honest I'm grateful for the work; especially, given that it took me a year to get this one.
Watching your savings dwindle off the plan has an amazing effect on your expectations. I'm making half what I did when I was at the perceived-productivity peak. Hard on the ego, but at least I've got money coming in.
Losing relevance with age is sad but inevitable when it comes to your kids thinking you're lame; it's treacherous and inevitable in a work context, and the emotional baggage that carries is kind of heavy.
I just have to ask, if you're a mage do you still need a tank to breath under water?
It's always good for a mage to have a friendly tank nearby.
That is duck tape used to assemble canards.
(sotto voche) That, sir, is a bass canard!
I personally believe that flying footage was powered by your classic Thimble-Drome .049 piston-port two-stroke engine, running nitromethane and methanol as a fuel. Remember those? Here... http://www.airplanesandrockets.com/magazines/Thimble-Drome-Cox-049-1961-AM-Annual.htm
...This isn't a first generation fighter...
I think the descriptive term we're looking for here is "Lie".
Hey, isn't that control column a Microsoft Force-Feedback Pro? Didn't know they were still making those!
Now if you wish to take on the DNA proves *everything* mystique,
Yes -- once you get past the "anything of science is magical" point and into the actual science it's okay to challenge things, to accept that a good result is "mostly sure" and that you don't need absolute philosophical certainty to get excited about a fact.
Not likely. Of course they did lose track of the church he was buried under the first time....
I don't think the current crop of Windsors quite as concerned about a threat from the Archbishop as the Tudors were of the Pope. They're unlikely to dissolve Leicester Cathedral. (Acid Rain might, but the Windsors won't).
Could simply have been the way he held his arm. Severe scoliosis (and the skeletal remains show it as about as severe as it gets) might have had him holding his arm cranked way in.
Also there is some speculation (from the longbows salvaged from the Mary Rose) that growing up and training under heavier and heavier longbows could have caused asymmetric development of one's arms. Those longbows were 150 lb draw! Modern sporting longbows are generally 50-70lb draw. Those 150lb longbows must have had amazing armor penetration(1), and the effort would have had some effects on a continuous user's physique. Also (2) an Englishman bent the bow rather than drew it, so the arm holding the nock would have been in a fixed position while left hand pushed the bow outward. All of the above could have given the effect of a "whithered right arm", although it could have been, in actuality, fully developed.
(1) Even a 30 pound SCA combat bow (pretty lightweight) can put a target sharp through 2mm mild steel -- I've done it myself. Medieval armor was generally pretty thin, designed to distribute the force of a sword blow.
(2) Gervaise Markham, "The Art of Archyerie" c.1634
...Sony at the time (as usual) was hoping to replace the open CD format with their closed format. It wasn't just about portability. They wanted to sell pre-recorded discs and kill the CD.
I'm amazed it has taken them this long to stop making them... I hope they lost money on it...
Remember that Sony is one of the powers behind the RIAA; the limitations of the MD would have been the result of a deliberate corporate decision to hobble the format. Being able to copy content digitally, accurately, would have been utter anathema to Sony.
And if you don't get the problem with Sony, they have a long, long history of egregiously bad corporate citizenship. This is extensively documented in Groklaw. It's horrible. They love to litigate, and being a customer is no guarantee they'll treat you fairly or honestly.
No, you are the IT equivalent of the cast of Glee.
You owe me a new keyboard, mate. *And* a cup of tea. I will not charge you for the damage to my nasal mucosa.
First, it's a sunk cost. The network was already needed for their mission. It would be wasteful not to put it's idle time to some good use.
Next, morale improvement is very much a legitimate contributor to military readiness.
Indeed - if you have people fighting for you, it helps to remind them once in a while of what they're fighting for.
ROFLMAO! Let me show up and surveil the place for a semester. We'll see how serious they take cheating.
I don't think they'd let you do that, unless you could prove you had a relevant degree from an institution they recognise, such as (oh, just pick one) Harvard.
You think it's only relevant to your planet? Or to people with knees?
I blame the Draenei.
What they really need is Martian Sawgrass.
Say -- is it getting cranky in here?
Wheels. I vote for controlling wheels.
"She is so cool. She immediately assumed I was playing with the home automation. The thought of it being ghosts synchronized with the TV show simply amused her.
I married well."
Yeah, rub it in harder, will you?
My wife's a programmer.